Filotex

{{for|other cycling teams known as Sanson|Sanson (cycling team)}}

{{Infobox cycling team

| name = Filotex

| image = Filotex cycling team 1973.jpg

| caption = The Filotex team of 1973

| code =

| registered = Italy

| founded = {{start date|1963}}

| disbanded = 1980

| generalmanager =

| discipline = Road

| status =

| season = 1963–1965
1965–1975
1976–1977
1978
1979
1980

| oldname = Springoil–Fuchs
Filotex
Sanson
Sanson–Campagnolo
Sanson–Luxor TV–Campagnolo
Sanson–Campagnolo

| kitimage =

}}

Filotex was an Italian professional cycling team that existed from 1963 to 1980.{{cite web|title=Springoil - Fuchs (1963)|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/pelotons/equipes.php?q=5274|language=fr|publisher=Mémoire du cyclisme|access-date=1 February 2017}}{{cite web|title=Sanson - Campagnolo (1980)|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/pelotons/equipes.php?q=8342|language=fr|publisher=Mémoire du cyclisme|access-date=1 February 2017}} The team's main sponsor from 1976 to 1980 was Italian food producer Sanson.{{cite web|title=Sanson (1976)|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/pelotons/equipes.php?q=8338|language=fr|publisher=Mémoire du cyclisme|access-date=13 September 2017}}

History

Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Filotex riders such as Italo Zilioli, Ugo Colombo, and Franco Bitossi consistently placed in the top 10 at the Giro d'Italia.{{Cycling Archives|1544}} At the 1969 Giro, Zilioli, Colombo, and Bitossi placed in the top 10 of the general classification, with Bitossi winning the points classification.{{cite web|url=http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1969.html |title=1969 Giro d'Italia |work=Bike Race Info|author= Bill and Carol McGann |publisher=Dog Ear Publishing|access-date=2012-07-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227195922/http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1969.html|archive-date=27 February 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1969/06/09/pagina-20/961100/pdf.html# |title=Esperada Victoria Final Del Italiano Gimondi |language=es |date=9 June 1969 |page=20 |publisher=El Mundo Deportivo |access-date=27 May 2012 |trans-title=Expected Final Victory of Italian Gimondi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227184638/http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1969/06/09/pagina-20/961100/pdf.html |archive-date=27 February 2014 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=14038&p=1#page/11/mode/1up|title=Un Gimondi felicissimo|work=Corriere dello Sport|date=9 June 1969|page=11|access-date=7 July 2013|language=it|trans-title=A Happy Gimondi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223160718/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=14038&p=1|archive-date=23 December 2014|url-status=live}}

References

External links

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Category:Cycling teams based in Italy

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Category:1963 establishments in Italy

Category:1980 disestablishments in Italy

Category:Cycling teams established in 1963

Category:Cycling teams disestablished in 1980